Fundraising appeal
Tim Harford goes back to the 1900s to tell the story of how charity fundraising became big business. But in the social media age, what's the most effective way to get people to give?
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith, 1776
Gross Domestic Philanthropy - An international analysis of GDP, tax and giving, January 2016
The UK beer market is estimated $15.5 billion in 2019 - Statista
Meat Products and Sausages is estimated $18.6 billion in 2019 - Statista
Bread estimated $4.7 billion in 2019 - Statista
UK GDP is estimated at $2800 billion in 2018
Fund Raising in the United States: Its Role in America's Philanthropy, 1965, Scott M Cutlip, Transaction Publishers
Fundraising Management: Analysis, Planning and Practice, 2014, Adrian Sargeant and Elaine Jay, Routledge
The Rotarian - Money Raising Campaigns, October 1924
Have charity shock ads lost their power to disturb - The Guardian
The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature, 2000, Geoffrey Miller, Vintage
The Effect of Effectiveness: Donor Response to Aid Effectiveness in a Direct Mail Fundraising Experiment, 2015. Dean Karlan and Daniel Wood, Economic Growth, Center Discussion Paper No. 1038
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